Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum in River Grove, Illinois

Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum is a cemetery in River Grove, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 627 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 13 notable people buried here, including Jazep Varonka, Bennett M. Stewart and Ron Sobieszczyk. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 407959. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums, about 0.6 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is The Elms Funeral Home in Elmwood Park, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 83 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Cook County dates to 1834. 23 of the 187 listings in Cook County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 1 artist, 1 baseball player, 1 basketball player, 1 journalist, 1 musician, 1 US representative, 1 writer.

• Jazep Varonka1891-1952
  Belarusian politician
• Bennett M. Stewart1912-1988
  Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
• Ron Sobieszczyk1934-2009
  American basketball player
• Harrison Spence1856-1908
  American baseball player
• Hryhorii Ohiichuk1893-1985
  Ukrainian-American cleric
• John Siomos1947-2004
  American musician
• Adam Anastos Belushi1918-1996
• Eugene Murray-Aaron1852-1941
  American entomologist
• Helen Olive Olson1900-1970
• Thomas H. Kapsalis1925-2022
  American artist
• William Henry Chaney1821-1903
  American astrologer
• Agnes Demetri Samaras1922-1989

People whose Wikidata entry gives Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.

Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.

• Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums

  3100 North Thatcher Avenue, River Grove, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Irving Park Cemetery

  7777 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum

  7800 West Irving Park Road, Norridge, IL
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Westlawn Cemetery and Mausoleum

  7801 West Montrose Avenue, Norridge, IL
  Jewish cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Rosemont Park Cemetery

  6758 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL
  Jewish cemetery

  2.1 mi
• B'Nai Abraham Cemetery

  Harwood Heights, IL
  Jewish cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Mount Isaiah Israel Cemetery

  Harwood Heights, IL
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Mount Olive Cemetery

  3800 North Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, IL
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Zion Gardens Cemetery

  Harwood Heights, IL
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Indian Cemetery

  Norridge, IL
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi

• The Elms Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Elmwood Park · (708) 453-1234
  0.8 mi
• Schielka Addison Street Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Chicago · (773) 625-3444
  1.1 mi
• Ridgemoor Chapels

  Funeral home · Chicago · (773) 736-2693
  1.3 mi
• Belmont Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Chicago · (773) 286-2500
  1.4 mi
• Summerdale Funeral & Cremation Services

  Cremation provider · Chicago · (773) 310-2172
  1.5 mi
• American Cremation Society

  Cremation provider · Chicago · (773) 736-8888
  1.5 mi

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